Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-09-09

sary of the policel Henriette was in n morta
agony Of fear since the morning. Feye
burned in her veins. She was left in douh
and uncertainty. Victoria did not return
Roger did not come home at the usual hour
Night fell and the hours dragged on, Tn
windows were all closed. Toward | o'clocl
In tho morning Roger returned. He came, n
he had the night before, to listen at the door o
his wife's room, and then 80 out on tiptoe {,
his own room, where he CLOSED the door q
once.
But the silence was so profound that tn,
mother and child heard Roger, while prepar
ing for sleep, sing childish little air Which
he had taught Suzanne to sing.
This second night dragged along as had the
last, only that Suzanne slept in her mothers
bed. But Henriette never thought Of lying
down. She remained wide awake trying to
listen to her heart, and trying to think Of
some way out of this dreadful danger, every
moment her excited Imagination taking bel
over the horrible scene again.
The morning sun found her as the setting
one had left her. About o'clock she heart
noise in her husbands room. He had slep
without phautoms or remorso, and he awolst
gay and light hearted, for ho sung, as b,
dressed, the same little song he had sung tn,
night before. Yes, he sung while dressing
and with his window open to the cool morn
ing air.
He came to his yifGs door,
"Come ini' said Henrietta in feeble
voice
Roger went in, with smile on his lips, but
stopped in surprise, seeing his wife up and
dressed.
"Alreadyr said he, sand it is not s yet"
alt is so fine that shall go for q walk will
Suzanne" said she.
"You are very happy. How 1 wish l coulC
go alongl" And he kissed Henrietta tenderly
and she did not forbid him by look or gesture
and then noticing Suzanne, whose look of feaI
he could not understand, be said:
SLOW is this, young ladyl To-day again In
your mothers bedl They spoil you. l shall
have TO look at this" And, seating himself
beside her on tho bed, he took his little CIR
up in his arms in her night dress She die
not open her lips, and her eyes were hxeC
until a stranger would have said she had lost
her reason. "You are not awake yet, ana
you are cross" said Roger "Cuddle down
and go to sleep again, Mademoiselle," kissing
her again and covering her up carefully.
murder Of our neighbor-havo they found
out anything about who did it@
Il do not know; the commissionnaire of the
police came here yesterday to question u.s."
"YouP exclaimed Roger energetically.
81, Suzanne and the servants
"And to what endf'
'As there was pistol shot fired in the
house so close to ours, they might naturally
suppose we heard it and that we rose and
perhaps saw something"
"Thnt is So"
"But you, Roger" said she, trembling chow
did you know about this murder, since you
left here yesterday morning before it was
d6coveredr'
"When came home last night the chief Of
the railroad station told me what no knew
ittle in fact, not even the mans name
"Our neighbor was named Laronette."
Roger turned brusquely as he heard this
name and turned pale
"What did you say his name wasr'
"Larouette. heard that during the day."
"Well, that is strange" murmered Roger;
and he remained silent few minutes, and
then said:
"Do they know the motive Of this murderln
Robbery, without doubtn answered she,
looking full into his eyes; but he did not re-
mark her singular emotion, and he bit his lips
In preoccupied manner. AT last he took his
hat and cane
Excuse me, he said hurriedly; ~ must 20
or shall miss my train Henrietta did not
not answer. She felt as II she must cry out
to him, "Flyl Quit France. You will not
escape justice. Come no more where am.
You horrify me! Do not soil the forehead of
my child with your assassin's kissesln
But instead of going direct to the train
Roger went TO :he mayors office and sent his
card to the commissary, who had Just re-
turned from Versailles, asking a private
interview with him Immediately They led
him before Lacroix, who indicated n chair
without speaking. The magistrates heart
beat n little faster than usual. What had
Roger Laroque come here to dot What au-
dacious plan had he conceived, who was con.
sidered TO have been the murderer Of Larou-
ette' He feared a trap and was on his guard.
"Sir, said Roger, ~ have come 10 give
you, on the subject of the crime which has
been committed SO near my home, an indica,
ton which may be Of service to you. have
just heard the name OF the victim. Day be.
fore yesterday was obliged to pay over $780,
900 francs to a man of the same name. The
coincidence is curious, only my creditor lived
in Paris, Rue Saint Roch, or at leasfhe Ind
an apartment there As that paymerk
troubled me greatly l had during the last few
days several meetings with I4aroaette. there.
fore should know if it was my creditor. and
il you wishr--
Mr.. Lacroix interrupted him with the great |
est calm:
Srhat will be unnecessary, NJ. Laroque
MS the Larouette vino was nssassinated was
the same to whom you paid the 10000
francs.r
"low do you knowl7
81 found among his papers your letters
wherein YOU speak Of this payment, and
thank you for the interest you show. Allow
me, however, to ask you a few questions.
Did Larouette in his dealings with you en-
ploy an intermediary
"No; he came alone and saw no one but
myself"
"Do you know anything about the details
of his daily lifel His habits-hs vices"
~ never saw him until two weeks ago. The
money in question was loaned me by an old
friend Of my fathers, Celestin Vaubemon,
Larouette's uncle, who died suddenly few
weeks ago Tho only thing l know is that
NJ Vaubernon did not like his nephew,
though 1 do not know why. And to judge
by my dealings with Larouette, Vaubemon's
relations with his nephew could not haYeben
agreeable. found him hard, IMPLYING md
very III bred"
~ suppose you can give me q description OF
The checks. drafts or notes which mako up the